To being, I loved this simulation. It was not only a great experience, but it was so much fun. I know part of it was that I got to act as the concerned mom, and I enjoy acting. However, the acting also helped me remember some of things a mother will want to know, especially while a nurse is handling the baby. I can see myself wanting to know exactly what a nurse is doing even though I have the knowledge myself; motherhood makes you concerned about these things. Plus I appreciated being able to hand “Taylor” because I was had only handled a newborn once during my OB rotations. She was so realistic and adorable. Then with given the other baby a bath, one was able to see what it was like to handle a very preterm baby. Then finally I learned so …show more content…
One cannot just focus on how the woman is going to take care of herself; one has to also be concerned if the mother knows what to do for different situations when it comes to her baby. For example, the woman needs to know how to breastfeed or the appropriate type of formula to give the baby. Then there is determining if the baby is getting enough food regardless of the type of feeding. There is a huge list of things that mother has to know. Another thing concern is whether the woman is even able to take care of baby, and if she is unable who is available that wants and is able to help. A nurse has to realize that this woman instead of being one patient, she has become two and these two require different knowledge needs. Plus the woman has to understand she needs to care of herself just as much as the baby. New moms can get it in their head they have to be Wonder Woman doing everything themselves without any help, when that does not have to be the case. They have to take advantage of their resources even if is as simple as having grandma watch baby for an hours; there understanding that not all women will have that resource but there always resources out their to help mom. Nurses have to be aware of these
In order to reach one’s goal, the goal should be well defined, firm and the individual must be completely committed to attaining it. Pursuing a career as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner has always been my driving goal throughout all my education and training since the age of seventeen. Over the past three years working within a Surgical Inpatient unit as a Registered Nurse, I have become aware of the lack of community resources and access to health care available in rural areas. This has inspired me apply to the University of Western Ontario’s Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program for the fall of 2014. After completing my Bachelor of Science of Nursing at the University of Western Ontario, I am certain that no other
Through my experience with the healthcare field, I have seen that low socioeconomic status, culture, and access are the major contributors to the health disparities today. Whether it is not being able to afford health insurance/medical costs, a culture that’s attitude and beliefs does not put much value on preventative care, or simply not having appropriate transportation to the doctor, all these factors work together against the patient. Medical professions can best tackle these issues by first knowing and understanding the needs of the population in which they practice. Theoretically, if one is aware of specific needs then those needs can be better addressed, whether they are financial or cultural needs. Also, medical professionals can work
In 2014, I was a freshman at Hope high school, I was cool with most people. I loved to learn new things such as math and history,but I had different opinions about how I felt about everyone. I disliked my classmates just the thought of talking and making new friends made me not like school, I grew up with it as school goes by. I finally made new friends and also I was an A’s and B’s student. Most importantly I came to school almost everyday and came on time.Coming to class and learn has been one of my favorite thing to do.
I interviewed Beverly Stark. She works for Health Partners Hospice and Palliative Care as a hospice registered nurse (RN). The setting of her work varies. It is wherever her patient lives, which can range from a hospital, long term care, or in the patient’s home. She emphasized the importance of her team. She works with nurses, social workers, home health aids, chaplains, doctors, and hospice volunteers on a daily basis. She is part of what they call a core group. Each core group is made up of two RNs, one social worker, and a home health aid (HHA). The core group meets once a week to talk and update each other on their caseload. Additionally, they meet with the chaplain and a doctor weekly (B. Stark, personal communication, Sept 9, 2016).
I have been having a challenging time making arrangements to interview the school nurse void of the student population. Besides working at the school she has two other positions plus family that consume her time. Amanda Nelson, a registered nurse who works in a Pediatrics Office, is the High School’s Coach for the Girls Cross Country and Track and Field Team. Also she is the wife to the Youth Pastor.
I have demonstrated the ability to follow the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation during my first-year clinical placement and outside medical care facility settings. I applied the skill of nursing process when taking care of my family members. When my family was packing up our stuff and ready for home from camping at the Nitmiluk National park, my cousin who had always appeared healthy suddenly did not feel good. She said she had a terrible headache, chills and feeble. She was getting more stressed when everyone was panicking, crowding around her and asked how she was. As someone who had more understanding of medical care than the rest, I decided to step forward and used the knowledge to give care for her accordingly with the nursing process.
My role as a nurse's aid at The Meadows of Kalida has been a meaningful job for the last three years. Working as a STNA has provided me the opportunity to work positively and compassionately with the residents, and develop my skills in the healthcare field. This is a fulfilling job because I enjoy helping residents the same way I will when I become a physical therapist. The individuals I assist, as well as fellow employees have shown me the meaning of life and selflessness. My work as a restorative aide has also given me first hand experience in the therapy department. I work with patients and support them as they complete physical exercises specified by the nurse. Since I am working towards becoming a therapist, this opportunity has provided
It took all that I had not to empty my stomach onto the floor right then and there. I knew what I was getting into, volunteering to be a nurse in this war. I knew all the hardships a nurse could face. I knew I had the possibility of seeing friends and family members in the hospital tents. What I didn’t know was how much I would see the first day. I’m not a squeamish person, but then again, I’ve never been around this much of the crimson liquid that flows through our veins. I’ve also never been around this many people. It was a wonder that all these tents could fit up to one thousand beds. It was even more tragic that all of the beds were filled every day.
Becoming a nurse is what happened, while I was making other plans. I planned to be an artist; however, during my first semester of college; I became a patient at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I had phenomenal care. I can still recall one Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nurse’s authoritative voice as she spoke for me, when I could not. I clearly remember her holding my hand and what that meant to me. I withdrew from school; I moved back home and slowly recovered. The journey was life changing.
It was a little scary how fast you adjusted to Ben being in the infirmary full time, and how comfortable you were there. You had come to find the usual bustle of the nurses and patients didn’t really bother you anymore. It was almost like adjusting to a new home, where each creak in the floorboards underfoot feels wrong and foreign, but after a few weeks you don’t even notice it anymore. Even Madam Kalonia began to warm up to you, and it sure was nice to see her harsh frown lines become soft.
I have always felt that life is a grand adventure. You never know what is waiting to be discovered just around the bend in the road. Teaching novice nursing students, like life, is a daring and exciting endeavor calling for purpose and passion. Nursing instructor and student are partnered together on a learning quest to transform the young and naïve student into the wise, competent, confident professional nurse.
Narratives in nursing influence our work to provide individualized, holistic, and empathetic care to our patients. As busy health care workers we see new cases every day, sometimes very similar in nature and other times out of the ordinary. The truth is, many of times, these numerous similar cases tend to be grouped into categories such as pain seeker, elderly dementia patient that fell, comfort measures only patient, and so on. Once categorized a certain protocol of interventions rolls out in our brains, and we check them off the list as we implement them to treat the problem or disease. Although knowledge, understanding, and systematic reactions should not sit by the wayside we can not lose site of the individual human being we are treating that looks to us for answers, explanations, and support. We are treating a disease or injury with
Going to the hospital two times was not enough for me so I ended up going to the hospital two more times and for almost the same injuries. I broke my collar bone again in the same place a year later and then a year from that I had to get stiches in the back of my head. The stiches happened because my sister’s friend decided to give me a piggy back ride. He ended up falling near a corner in the wall so his head bounced back and hit mine making me hit my head into the corner. So my mom had to French braid my hair to keep the cut together to slow down the bleeding and later got five stiches in the back of my head. In school I was always an average student and took me a lot longer to grasp concepts compared to my other friends. They would pull my into a separate class just to work on reading, also had a tutor at home for my reading and writing.
For as long as I can remember all I've ever wanted to do was help others. I remember just riding in the car and seeing homeless people, and people less fortunate than I and all I wanted to do was help them. So from that point on I made it my life mission to help others. At the time I didn't know how, but I knew I was going to do something. Eventually, I realized I wanted to be a nurse. At first I just wanted to be a nurse to help people, I didn't know what kind of nurse I wanted to be. Then one day it hit me, I knew what kind of nurse I was going to be after college. After graduating from Mount Carmel College of Nursing I am going to be a traveling nurse. I am going to go to other countries and help people that are less fortunate then many
I had many questions, concerns, and doubts about the career path that I was choosing to peruse my future on, after coming to Baker College everything seemed to clearer. All of my questions were answered. My concerns and doubts were becoming clear day by day. Once I stepped into this class, I started learning more about the nursing degree, experiences, knowledge, and role of the nurse. I also got my all questions answered for the current students in the program.